In this issue

Parrot News Bites – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Breeding season under way; Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens – The Future for the Pet Industry; The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran – GSE effective against avian salmonellosis
• Orange-fronted parakeets by Robert Alison – Orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) are colourful social Neotropical psittacids that are distributed from northern Mexico to Costa Rica; People Helping Parrots by Rosemary Low – Number 13, Gláucia Seixas; Win tickets for Think Parrots; Introducing the Think Parrots Masterclass Speakers; Wing Clipping – Yes or No? By Stephen Lavoie; Spix’s going home! – The ICMBio together with ACTP are bringing back the Spix’s Macaw to once again fly wild in the sky over Brazil once again; Consistency and Dependability v Routine. By Sally Blanchard; RSPCA – A new selection of birds for re-homing; Conserving Cuba’s psittacines. By David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación – Using many environmental awareness activities, such as the yearly Cuban Parrot Festival and voluntary participation in the annual count of psittacids, the Cuban Parrot is now recognised as a community symbol in the region; Scarlet Macaw – now an Endangered Species – Report from US Fish and wildlife Service; Your parrot queries answered – our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; Letters; DVDs for sale – an interesting selection of mostly parrot related DVDs with delivery included; Avian Vets with a special interest in parrots; Parrots Calendar – If you would like your show to be listed here and on our website, please submit to editorial@imaxweb.co.uk or call +44(0)1273 464777; Parrots Helpline – If you have a parrot problem – whether it be health, diet, or whatever – you can contact any of the advisors listed here; and lots more…

Breeding season under way

News from Loro Parque

3 mins

Complete Psittacine

The Future for the Pet Industry

8 mins

Orange-fronted parakeets

Orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) are colourful social Neotropical psittacids that are distributed from northern Mexico to Costa Rica. They regularly occur in flocks of up to 50 individuals that forage conspicuously in scattered or patchy trees along roads or forest edges bordering savannas. I have encountered them routinely in the Tarcoles River – Carara (Putarenas) region of Costa Rica. They are the most abundant psittacids on the Pacific Slope of Central America.

3 mins

Wing Clipping

Yes or No?

4 mins

Spix's going home!

The ICMBio together with ACTP are bringing back the Spix’s Macaw to fly wild in the skies over Brazil once again

2 mins

Consistency and Dependability V Routine

In the wild, most parrot species have flock traditions that they have been following for thousands of years.

6 mins

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Parrots magazine Magazine Description:

Parrots magazine is exclusively about parrots and parakeets covering a wide range of topics including how they can become valued companions, behavioural issues, breeding, veterinary and healthcare, conservation, general husbandry and many other interesting aspects about these unique birds. Apart from information being interesting and appealing to readers, the magazine always encourages responsibility and education in order for owners to provide the best care for their birds. Information on shows, conventions and many other visitor attractions. Advertisements from a wide range of suppliers of feeds, accessories, ecotours, vet listing, ‘Lost and Found’ register, and other parrot related items